VOUCHER INFORMATION
Name: Lactarius hygrophoroides
Authority: Berk. & M.A. Curtis 1859
Vouchered by: Brad Bomanz
Date found: 7/1/2006
Synonyms:
Collected by: Brad Bomanz
Voucher ID: 119
Confirming Mycologist: Dr. Andrew Methven
LOCATION
Latitude: 038.621 N
Longitude: 090.696 W
City: Wildwood
County: St. Louis
State: Missouri
Site location: Babler State Park
ENVIRONMENT
Habitat: hillside - wooded
Moisture conditions: damp
Substrate: soil - rich loamy
IDENTIFYING DOCUMENT
Reference document: Mushrooms of Northeastern North America - 1997
Author:Alen E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, David W. Fischer
ISBN No: 0-8156-2707-6
Page no:172
SPORE DESCRIPTION
Spore length: 7 - 8.75 microns
Spore width: 6.75 microns
Spore color: hyaline
Spore texture: warts and ridges
Spore shape: elliptic
Spore print color: white
Chemical reaction: n/d
Close examination by Dr. Methven (see annotation above) combined with the 2015 DNA analysis confirmed that this specimen is Lactarius hygrophoroides.